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1 Study Guide Primates and Human Evolution Describe the traits of primates.! Classify yourself taxonomically.! What traits make you human?! Describe the evolutionary trends in hominin species over the past 5-7 million years.! List and describe four hominin species most closely related to modern humans. Where do you fit into the natural world? Linneus system: Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Primates Family nidae Genus Species sapiens Characteristics of Primates You re a primate! What does that mean? hands and feet: brain and jaw sizes: eye position: parental care, complex social behavior fingers & toes w/ fingernails

Mammals Grew 1,000 Times Larger After the Demise of the Dinosaurs The largest land mammals that ever lived, Indricotherium and Deinotherium, would have towered over the living African Elephant. Indricotherium

Early Human Evolution Overview and Chronology What makes us human? Ardipithecus and early Australopithecus Robust and gracile australopithecines Oldowan tools Overview First hominins appeared late in the

Name: Date: Human Evolution - Skull Analysis Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. Label one of the skulls below as human and the other as a chimpanzee skull. 2. What features

Name: Date: Student Exploration: Human Evolution - Skull Analysis Prior Knowledge Questions 1. Label one of the skulls below as human and the other as a chimpanzee skull. 2. What features did you use to

The Deuterostomes and the rise of the Vertebrates: from Echinoderms to Man 1 The Deuterostomes Calcarea and Silicea Cnidaria Lophotrochozoa Ecdysozoa Deuterostomia 2 The Ancestral Deuterostome Bilateral

DESCRIPTION IN-DEPTH FILM GUIDE Paleontologists have studied the fossil record of human evolution just as they have done for that of other major transitions including the transition from fish to tetrapods

Cenozoic Climates Human Evolution and Adaptation Life Styles of the Merely Hominid Miocene Climates Miocene Habitats The increase in climate variability would have been evident in many regions as increased

DOI: 0.08/s67-07-00997- OPEN Evidence of a chimpanzee-sized ancestor of humans but a gibbon-sized ancestor of apes Mark Grabowski,,, & William L. Jungers 5,6 Body mass directly affects how an animal relates

CHAPTER 10 Origin and Evolution of Human Postcranial Anatomy Brian G. Richmond and Kevin G. Hatala INTRODUCTION One of the oldest questions in paleoanthropology concerns what stages, or body shapes and

In the beginning was the monkey! WALTER A. NEVES Introduction AS IWILLATTEMPT to show in this article, we already know a lot about the evolution of our line, the hominins a (Figure 1). Moreover, I will

Bipedalism and Tool Making And the fascinating history of the extended phenotype What exactly does it mean for big toes to be abductible (opposable)? I was wondering how scientists were able to distinguish

Primate Evolution What You ll Learn You will compare and contrast primates and their adaptations. You will analyze the evidence for the ancestry of humans. Why It s Important Humans are primates. A knowledge

Where Do We Come From? An Introduction to Primate Biology GK-12 Inquiry Science Lesson Kristin De Lucia Fall 2002 Background: This lesson is designed to correspond with units on human anatomy, especially

Australopithecines the extinct southern apes of Africa: a fresh light on their status? A.W. (Bill) Mehlert The now-extinct hominid subfamily Australopithecinae has long been a hot and contentious topic

TEACHER GUIDE Human Evolution: One Step at a Time 60-Minute Life Science Lesson Interactive Video Conferencing Grades: 6-12 Human Evolution: One Step at a Time Description Trace the development of modern

The Toledo Zoo/ThinkingWorks Teacher Overview for the Primate Lessons Teacher Overview: Primates Primates have many traits that are unique to this particular order of animals. Below is a list of general

Planet of the Proconsul Dryopithecus Sivapithecus A DIVERSITY OF APES ranged across the Old World during the Miocene epoch, between 22 million and 5.5 million years ago. Proconsul lived in East Africa,

University of Iowa Iowa Research Online Theses and Dissertations Summer 2010 Three-dimensional morphometrics of the proximal metatarsal articular surfaces of Gorilla, Pan, Hylobates, and shod and unshod

BRIEF EDUCATION AAAS is here. Evolution In America today, 1 in 3 individuals do not accept evolution. 1 That s why AAAS continues to play an important role in the effort to protect the integrity of science

Phylum Chordata (44,000 species) Dorsal hollow nerve chord that forms spinal cord and brain Notochord at some stage of life cycle Gill slits at some point in life cycle VERTEBRATES [OVERVIEW - OVERHEAD,

Darshana Shapiro Biological Anthropology Senior Honors Thesis May 2009 The Hominid Status of Sahelanthropus tchadensis and Orrorin tugenensis Introduction Since the time when Charles Darwin first proposed

Supplementary Figure 1 Extrinsic hand proportions of humans, apes and other anthropoid primates. Species means are displayed for all extant hominid species, selected hylobatids, and one species representative

Orientation of the Foramen Magnum in Late Miocene to Extant African Apes and Hominids XLIII/2 3 pp. 103 110 2005 MARTIN PICKFORD ORIENTATION OF THE FORAMEN MAGNUM IN LATE MIOCENE TO EXTANT AFRICAN APES

Fishes and Amphibians Objectives List the four common body parts of chordates. Describe the two main characteristics of vertebrates. Explain the difference between an ectotherm and an endotherm. Describe

Phylum Arthropoda chitin exoskeleton jointed appendages repeated segments open circulatory system more than 10 million species respiratory system varies with subphlyum Arthropods are everywhere Two out

Phylum Chordata Featuring Vertebrate Animals Prepared by Diana C. Wheat For Linn-Benton Community College Characteristics All have a notochord: a stiff but flexible rod that extends the length of the body

Volume 11, Issue 7 KidsPost New Species News Article: This sea grass is REALLY old Discussion Questions: Really Old Sea Grass Map: Europe News Article and Discussion Questions: New animal species are found

Fish Dissection The Fish Dissection program at Hatfield Marine Science Center is a 50-minute hands-on program for 4th through 12th grade students. Students will work in small groups as they examine a variety

ORIGINAL ARTICLE doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00061.x THE SHORT LEGS OF GREAT APES: EVIDENCE FOR AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN AUSTRALOPITHS David R. Carrier 1 Department of Biology, 201 South Biology Building,

Bio 2 Lab Practicum 4 1 Introduction Mammals Like all chordates, mammals have the presence of four anatomical features both as juveniles and adults although in adults they are highly modified. They exhibit

Gray Whales in the Sanctuary Teaching Notes Lesson Overview This lesson asks students to examine whale data from the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and draw conclusions about Gray Whale migration

Travel speed and injury risk (1) The power model and a new exponential function (From: The new Traffic Safety Handbook, Elvik et al 2012) 1 Travel speed and injury risk (2) A decrease by 20% of the mean

Teachers Learning Resource Wriggle! National Museum Cardiff 18 th June 2016 October 2017 This resource will help you prepare for a self-led visit to the Wriggle exhibition. It includes information about

Teacher Preparation Notes for "Evolution by Natural Selection" 1 In this minds-on, hands-on activity, students develop their understanding of natural selection by analyzing specific examples and carrying

Population Management Guidelines Introduction: Good population management considers multiple factors, including husbandry, demography, and genetics. When developing a population management plan and selecting

THIS SECTION WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF CHAPTER 3 ( THE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF LIVING IN THE WATER ). AS A WAY OF ILLUSTRATING THE LOGIC BEHIND THE ADAPTATIONS ANCIENT CETACEANS HAD TO MAKE TO LIVE SUCCESSFULLY

ABOVE: How the Taemas-Wee Jasper Reefs may have looked four hundred million years ago. Buchanosteus (the large fish in the top left corner) was a predatory placoderm, while the bottom-living Murrindalaspis

The Savannah Goat in South Africa: Preserving a Proud Heritage Brian Payne, Dr. Frank Pinkerton Grapeland, Texas, January 19, 2003 The Savannah goat in South Africa was first recognized as a distinct breed

The Journal of Experimental Biology 206, 1437-1448 2003 The Company of Biologists Ltd doi:10.1242/jeb.00279 1437 Review Insights into the evolution of human bipedalism from experimental studies of humans

2143 The Journal of Experimental Biology 29, 2143-2155 Published by The Company of Biologists 26 doi:1.1242/jeb.2255 The human gluteus maximus and its role in running Daniel E. Lieberman 1, *, David A.

Contribution to the knowledge of the fossil mammals from the ancient Tertiary terrains of Paraná F. Ameghino * Tapiroidea General characteristics: Upper molars with 2 transverse crests on the crown, each

Text Structure Practice Identify the text structure of the following passages. Underline signal words and clues that helped you determine each structure. 1. Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some

Fossil Shark Teeth Of The World By Joe Cocke Fossil Shark Teeth for Sale Lowcountry Geologic - Now extend that analogy across all sharks that have ever lived and you'll see why fossil shark teeth are the

Speciation: Part 2 1. Review of the biological barriers that limit gene flow between populations and species. 2. Back to Darwin's problem: Q: How do these biological barriers (reproductive isolating mechanisms)

LSE Research Online Discussion paper Human hand-walkers : five siblings who never stood up Nicholas Humphrey; John R. Skoyles and Roger Keynes LSE has developed LSE Research Online so that users may access

Geometric Morphometrics of Gorilla and Pan Scapulae Tessa Pearman Mentor: Rebecca Jabbour and Weiwei Pan Abstract: Understanding the morphology of the scapula of Gorilla and Pan is crucial to scientists

VERTICAL CLIMBING ADAPTATIONS IN THE ANTHROPOID ANKLE AND MIDFOOT: IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCOMOTION IN MIOCENE CATARRHINES AND PLIO-PLEISTOCENE HOMININS. by Jeremy M. DeSilva A dissertation submitted in partial

World supply and demand of tilapia by Helga Josupeit FAO Rome, October 2010 World tilapia production World tilapia production has been booming during the last decade, with output doubling from 830000 tonnes

5 1 The United Nations estimates that by 2050, 66% of human beings will live in cities. Such a high percentage may suggest that it is usual for humans to live in this way. However, (1) the growth of cities

A Correlation of The Western Heritage Since 1300 11th Edition, AP Edition 2014 Advanced Placement Course Topic Outline AP is a trademark registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was not involved

1 In literature, art, and folklore, lions have long been the symbol of kings and royalty. Their very appearance suggests strength and power. They are the largest of all felines and are one of the top predators